ZORA SINGH Vs. STATE OF PUNJAB

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioners through the present Criminal Miscellaneous application seek to have the First Information Report No. 137 dated 19.10.1981 registered at Police Station Raikot, District Ludhiana, under Sections 406/494 and 506, Indian Penal Code, quashed.

(2.) THE facts giving rise to this petition are very few and simple. Gurmail Kaur, sister of Manjit Singh, the first informant, was married in the year 1977 with Zora Singh and in that marriage 5 golden pounds, one scooter, one refrigator and one golden set consisting of necklace, bangles, ring and a pair of ear-rings were given to Gurmail Kaur as dowry. It is further alleged that for sometime the relations between Zora Singh and Gurmail Kaur were cordial but later on become strained as Zora Singh had returned the 5 golden pounds and the scooter on the ground that, she should bring a car for him otherwise he would leave her at her parent's house. The efforts to reconcile the parties had failed. Later on, it transpired that Zora Singh got married with one Bhupinder Kaur, daughter of Bakhtwar Singh, resident of village Sherpur, District Sangrur, and out of that wedlock, one female child was born, who died after some time. A Panchayat was taken to the house of Karnail Singh, who got enraged and misbehaved with Manjit Singh and others and proclaimed that he had married his son and they could do whatever they liked. Saying this Karnail Singh threatened them with dire consequences with a rifle and asked them to leave his place.

(3.) A Full Bench of this Court in Vinod Kumar Sethi and others v. State of Punjab and another, 1982(1) C.L.R. 638 has held as follows :